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Insurers plan bigger allocations to real estate and infrastructure
06 October 2014These are the two leading asset classes favoured by insurers as a BlackRock survey shows one in three firms plans to increase their risk appetite over the next three years
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Asset data reporting deadlines for Solvency II need addressing now
02 October 2014Even though full implementation of Solvency II on 1 January 2016 may seem distant, insurers need to confront the challenges of regulatory reporting of asset data now and formalise procedures, as there is no time to be wasted. Chris Johnson, senior product manager, market data services, HSBC Securities Services explains
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Insurers model default risk to maximise MA benefit
30 September 2014Towers Watson survey shows industry split over asset eligibility
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Completion mandates are AllianceBernstein's forte
26 September 2014The approach enables insurers to access asset classes where they don't have the resources to research and manage them in-house, the firm's insurance CIO Erik Vynckier explains to Hardeep Dhillon
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The dangers of overlooking inflation risk
24 September 2014Pimco's Eugene Dimitriou and Berdibek Ahmedov outline the difficulties in quantifying inflation risk
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BlackRock and DeAWM continue to dominate insurance outsourcing
18 September 2014Goldman, JPMorgan also notched up big gains in the new Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report rankings
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Latest ABS capital charge reduction still not enough to encourage insurer investment
17 September 2014Market participants say the EC's new Solvency II proposals do not address the key issues
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Optimising Solvency II capital through investment strategy
12 September 2014Insurers should consider their overall investment strategy holistically to minimise SCR capital charges
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Mounting data concerns
09 September 2014Solution providers highlight classification codes and look-through as problem areas in Solvency II reporting.
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Credit the improvement in Aegon UK's investments
03 September 2014Aegon UK looks to improve the credit strength of its assets.